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not restricted to one sect or school or party; as, religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere; public funding is restricted to nonsectarian colleges. Opposite of sectarian.
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not affiliated with or confined to any specific religion
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not restricted to one sect or school or party; "religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere"; "nonsectarian colleges"; "a wide and unsectarian interest in religion"- Bertrand Russell
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not affiliated with or limited to a specific denomination
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Nonsectarian, in its most literal sense, refers to a lack of sectarianism. The term is also more narrowly used to describe private educational institutions or other organizations not affiliated with or restricted to a particular religious denomination.
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